Insulator-press.



W. NEWBY.

INSULATOR PRESS. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25, 1913.

Patented May 22 1917.

3 SHEETS-SHEET I.

INVENTOR W w. NEWBY.

INSULATOR PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR-Z5, I913- Patented May 22, 1917.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2- maegwa INVEN TOR WILLIAM NEWIBY, or vomvesrown, OHIO, AssIeNoa r WILLIAM I. Loumn, or YOUNGSTOWN, 01110.

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' To, all whom it may concern Be it known that 'LfWILLIaM NEWBY, a citizen of the. United States of: America, re-

' siding-atYoungstowmin the county of Ma- ;honing and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Insulator-Presses, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

.This invention relates to mechanical presses for forming bowls, cups, tumblers and suitable like articles'from such plastic materials as ,clay or glass, and more espe'-' cially for forming such articles as insulators having a thread formed in them.

5 The primary object of this invention is to -provide a machine for forming such articles with. extreme'a'ccuracy and quickness, and

. finxwhich all the movements and operations are positive and. automatic.

. A further object, of this'inventionis to i providelmechanism for successively placing a plurality of molds under the center of a revolving former, then to bring the former down to the Work quickly, then to force the L former intothe clay or glass by revolving its spindle in a master nut having a thread 'of the same pitch as the thread to be formed in the article; thenut being held against movement duringthis part of the operation, to gradually slow up the formerwhen nearing the bottom of its movement until it is almost stationary when at the exact bottom.

" of is movement, then to reverse the motion of the former andto start it backward slowly,

. gradually. increasing its speed until it is up to itsnormal speed, to back itout of the work by revolving its spindle in the master nut. until the former is entirely free from the work, then to raise the former quickly to v its upper position whereit'is free'from the mold, to maintain the formerv in this 'posi-.

tion while the mold containing the finished article is being moved away from underthe former and "another one brought in its place,

then to slovi up the former, then to reverse it and to start it forward slowly, gradually I to increasing its speed until it is upto the nor mal; while at the same tlme it is being brought down to the Work as before.

The invention comprises certain novel [combinations of devicesv foreffecting these several movements and operations of the Y k former and the'molds and for insuring a successive rotation thereof.

8 I Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 22, 11917.

' x v Applie'ation filed March 25, 1913. Serial No. 756,699. i i

The construction of'the mechanism will be fully described hereinafterinconnection' with the accompanying .drawings which form apart of this specification and the novel and characteristic features of the invention will be defined in the appended Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a section'onthe lineCO of Fig. 3, Fig. 5; is a plan view of the top of the machine on the line G- -Gr of Fig.' 1, Fig. 6 is a section on the line EE of Fig.1 3, Fig.7 is a section on'the line DD'of 1 Fig. 3. Fig. 8 is a section on theline i of Fig. 3. v In order to more fully describe the 'WOIking of, the machine and to avoid confusion,

I will describe the mechanism for performin each of the several operations separately.

he. base of the machine consists of a bedplate 1, upon whichis mounted the several bearing stands and which forms a rigid tie between them' all. I

The machine is driven by a gear or pulley 2, secured to a shaft. '3, which is supported in a bearing 4. On the other end of the shaft 3 is secured a gear 5, which'meshes into a gear 6 secured to a shaft 7 supported in-a bearing 9 formed in a swinging bracket 8, whichis pivoted to the shafts 3' and 11 by means of the bearing 10. On the'other end",-

ofthe shaft 7 is secured a gear 12 which" meshes into a gear 13 secured to the shaft 11.

On the other end of the shaft 11 is secured a gear 14 which meshes into two gears 15 and 16 which are carried on and free to re- Volvo on a shaft 20' which is supported in bearings 21, 22 and 23 formed on'a stand 26. The-gears 15 and 16 have clutchljaws. 19' formed on their inner hubs and-which are adapted to be engaged alternately in clutch jawsl8 formed on a sliding clutch 17.. The clutch 17 rotates the shaft 20 by means of 1 feather keys 31. .On the top end" of the shaft 20 is secured a gear 2 7 which meshes into a gear 28 which is supportedby its hub in a bearing 3O,'p assing through the gear28 and rotated thereby is a sliding'spindlefiwf upon the lower end of which is connected (by means of bolts 32'and a-c en tering' teat 1 its 33) a former 34 having an upwardly extending ring 35' by means of which the former is guided in a bearing 36 formed in the stand 26. It will be understood that the foregoing mechanism is for the purpose of rotating the former, and it will be noticed in Fig. 1, that the bearing 36 is large enough for the former 34 to pass up into it, by this arrangement the guide for the former is brought close down to the mold 37; thereby eliminating vibration in the former when in its lower or working position.

A worm 38 is secured to the shaft 11, between the bearings 39 which are formed in the stand 40. The worm 38 is meshed into a worm wheel 41 secured to a shaft 42, which is supoprted' in bearings 43 and 44. The oiling of the worm 38 and .the worm wheel 41 is obtained by the worm wheel revolving in an oil cellar 45 formed in the stand 40.

On one end of the shaft 42 is secured a cam wheel 46 having on its one side a cam I groove 47, engaged in which is a roller 48 carried on a pin 49 which is fastened into a lever 50 loosely pivoted on to a shaft 51 which is supported in bearings 52 and 53.

Connected to a thirdpoint in the lever 50;-

by means of a pin 54; is, a clevis 55, which is threaded and connected to an adjustable connecting rod 56 having jam nuts 57, by which it is locked after adjustment. The other end of the connecting rod 56 is threaded and screwed into a second clevis 58 which is connected by a pin 59 to a lever 60 secured to a shaft 61, which is supported in bearings 62 formed on the stand 26. Se-

cured to the shaft 61; between the bearings,

62;is a lever 63 having two arms 64, in the outer end of which is carried two rollers 65 engaged in the groove 66 of-the clutch 17. It will be understood, that as the cam Wheel 46 revolves, it rocks the lever 50 back and forth and consequently shifts the clutch 17 up and down, thereby alternately engaging.

the gears 15 and 16 and consequently re-' versing the motion of the shaft 20, the spindle 29 and the former 34.

-On the other side of the cam wheel 46 is a cam groove. 67, engaged in which is a roller 68 carried on a pin 69 fastened into the lever 70, which is pivoted on the one end on the shaft 51 and has on its other end a pin .71\ passing through and supporting a block 72 having trunnions 73 which are engagedin side rods 74. connected together in their center by bolts or rivets 75 and separators 76 andengaged in their top end togtrunnions 77 formed on a block 7 8 which is in' turn connected fby a pin 79 to lugs 80 formed on theswinging bracket 8. The object of this mechanism is to gradually slow up the shaft 11, the gears; 14, 15 and .1 6 and consequently the former 34 and to bring them 'to almost a dead stop when the former is" at the bottom and the top of' itsmoving the lever 70, the side rods 74 and swinging the bracket 8 and thereby revolving the gears 6 and 12 in the direction in which the gears 5 and 13 are rotating.

On the other end of the shaft 42 is secured a cam wheel 81 having on its one face, a cam groove 82 engaged in which is a roller 83 carried on a pin 84 fastened into a lever 85 fastened to the shaft 51. Also fastened to the shaft 51 are two levers 86 and 87, which are connected by pins 88 and 89 to connecting rods 90 and 91 which are in turn connected by a rod 92 to a-lever 93. The rear end of the lever 93 is adjustably pivoted to brackets 94 and 95 formed on the gear cover 96, by means of a pin 97 passing through a pivot block 98, which supports'the. lever 93 by means of slots '99 and 100 and which is adjusted by means of the set screws 101 and 102. The front end of the lever 93 is formed into two arms 103 and 104, supported in Which by means each article, by raising the former quickly' to a point where it will clear the mold, after it has cleared the thread in the article by its spindle revolving in the nut, and to lower the former quickly down to the work.

after the next mold has been brought into place, and to provide mechanism for adjustingbthe depth of the former into the article to e formed. The operation of this mechanism is as follows-As the mold 37; containing a quantity of plastic material; is brought into place, the offset in the cam gr0ove 82 will become engaged With the roller 83, thereby'rocking the lever 85, the shaft 51, the levers 86, 87 and 93 and thereby lowering the nut 111 and the former 34.

The roller 83 will then run into a circular section of the groove 82, thereby holding the nut 111 stationary while the former will be forced into and complete the formation of the article by its spindle 29 revolving in the nut 111, and while the .former' is reversed and backed out of the threaded portion of the article. The roller 83 will then become engaged with a reverse offset in the groove 82, thereby raising the former to its .upper position, when the roller 83 will run into a second circular section of the groove 82, thereby holding tlie'nut stationary until the next mold is brought into place. The adjustment of the .depth of the former is obtained by screwing in orout the set'screws' 101 and 102, thereby changing the fulcrum point of the lever 93, increasing or decreasing the length of its rear end and consequently increasing or decreasing the move? ment 'of its front end; carrying the nut and thereby increasing or decreasing; as. the case may be; the depth to which the former will be brought in its lower and upper positions.

n the outside face of the cam wheel 81 is a section of a gear 113 in which the first tooth 114 is increased in width, for the purpose of withstanding the shock as it comes into mesh with the gear 115, in which the first meshing teeth 116 are also increased in width for the same purpose. On the hub of the gear 115 is formed flat surfaces 117 having a sliding contact on the face 118 ofthe wheel 81 for the purpose of locking the gear 115 against rotation when the teeth of the two gears are not in mesh. In the face 118 is a sectioncut away 119,so as to permit the lock 117 to revolve as the teeth of the two gears come into mesh. The gear 115 is secured to one end of ashaft'120 supported in a bearingj12l, onthe other end of the shaft 120 is secured a crank 122, in the outer end of which is a pin bolt 123 connected by meansjof a pin 124 to a clevis 125 formed on a connecting rod 126, which passes into a box clevis 127 and which is secured thereto in a flexible manner by means of a collar 128 (secured to the rod bya. pin 129)v and by springs 130 arranged to bear between the collar'l28 and the boxclevis 127. The box clevis 127 is connected by means of a pin 131 to a pin bolt 132, whichds connected to a swinging table 133, which is pivoted to the stand 26 by means of the pin 134 and supported on the stand by means ofthe bearing surfaces 135. On the table 133 are lugs 136 arranged to come in contact with adjusting screw stops 13.7 fixed in lugs'138 formed on the stand 26. The. molds 37 are carried in mold pots 139 having a flange 140 resting, on

the table 133 and secured to'the table by.

means of bolts 141 and securely held in place. against movement by a downward extending base 142 fitting into a recess 143 formed in the table. Carried in the base of the mold pot 142 is a plunger 144 having an enlarged head 145 and carrying a roller 146 .by means of a pin 147 in itslower end. On the stand 26 are circular inclined planes -148, arranged -in 'such a manner, that the rollers 146 will roll up on them as the table rotates, so as to raise the molds for removal.

The object of this mechanism is to rotate the mold table alternately back and forth, bringing the molds alternately under s the center of the former for the purpose of pressing and forming the article and away from the former for the purpose of removin mold pot.

The operation of this mechanism is as follows: When'the former'has finished an article and israised to its upper position, the section of gear 113 has reached a point in its rotation where it becomes engaged with the gear 115 and remains engaged until it has rotatedthe gear 115' one half of a revolution, thereby swinging the crank 122 one half of'a revolution and the mold table.

133 the distance of the mold centers. The throw of the crank 122 is made somewhat more than the amount necessary to-swing the table the required distance, the table is.

the mold and placing another one in the brought to a stop at the exact point by the adjusting screws 137, and the overthrow and I lost motion is taken up by compression of the springs 130. 1 j

I would have it understood that them- .vention is not restricted tothe exact con-- struction of mechanism shown and descr1bed,. as various mod1ficat1ons 1n the constructlonand relative arrangement of the parts of the mechanism may be resorted to without departin from the spirit of the invention and ing speeds. s 2. In an insulator press, the combination of a supporting base, a mold table thereon provided with a mold, a vertically movable rotatable formeradapted to coeperate with said mold, means for lowerin and raising the former, and means embod and cam mechanism for rotating the former and cam mechanism for rotating it 'at varyying gearing Letat a diminishing speed on lowering and atv an increasing speed on raising.

3. In an insulator press, the combination A ofa supporting base, a mold table thereon provided'with a mold, a vertically movable rotatable former adapted to cooperate with said mold, means for lowering and raising the former embodying screw mechanism for lowering and raising the former within the mold at slow speed and cam-actuated lever mechanism for lowering and raising it at an increased speed into and out of the mold, and means for rotating the former.

4. In an insulator press, the combination of a supporting base, a mold table thereon provided with a mold, a vertically movable rotatable former adapted to cooperate with saidmold, means for lowering and raising the former embodying screw mechanismfor lowering and raising the former withinthe &

mold at slow speed and cam-actuated lever mechanism for lowering and raising it at an increased speed into and out of the mold,

- within the mold and for increasing its speed of removal therefrom, and means for rotating the former.

6. In an insulator press, in combination, a supporting base, a rotatable table thereon, means forrotatably actuating the table, a

plurality of molds on the table, a superimposed frame having an integral spindle and gearing support and a plunger guide, a plunger having an actuating spindle and a portion co-acting with the plunger guide, gearing on said gearing support for rotating the spindle in opposite directions, anut engaging ,a threaded terminal of the spindle, a lever engaging said nut, and means for actuating said lever.

7. In an insulator press, in combination, a supporting base, a rotatable table thereon, means for rotatably actuating the'table, a

plurality of molds on the table, a superimposed plunger guide, a plunger having an actuating spindle and a portion co-acting with the plunger guide, gearing for rotatmg the spindle in opposite directions, a nut engaging a threaded terminal of the spindle, a lever engaging said nut, means for varylng the leverage thereof, and means for actuating said lever. I

8. In an insulator press, in combination, a supporting base,a rotatable table thereon, means for rotatably actuating the table, a plurality of molds on the table, a superimjposed plunger guide, a plunger having an actuating spindle and a portion co-acting with the plunger guide, gearing for rotating the spindle in opposite directions, a nut engaging a threaded terminal of the spin- Idle, a lever having'at one end a sliding engagement with said nut and an adjustable fulcrum, and means for actuating said lever.

9. In an insulator press, in com ination,

a supporting base, a mold table thereon al- .ternately operable around a pivoting center for a portion ofa revolutionymeans for re-, ciprocably actuating the table, a plurality .of molds on the table, a superimposed frame having a rigidly incorporated gear-- ing and spindle support and a spindle guide, a plunger having a co-acting telescoping guide portion operable in said guide, a reciprocable and rotatable spindle connected with the plunger having a threaded termi vnal, gearing for rotating the spindle in opposite directions, means embodyingclutch mechanism for actuating said gearing, a nut engaglng the spindle terminal, a fulcrum bracket extending from the superimposed frame having a bearing,a lever adjustably mounted on said pin at one end and slidably engaging the spindle nut by "its other end,

and means for actuating said lever.

10. In an insulator press, in combination, a supporting base, a mold table thereon alternately operable around a pivoting center for a portion of a revolution, means for reciprocably actuating the table, aplurality of molds on the table, a superimposed frame having a rigidly incorporated gearing and spindle support and a spindle guide, a plunger having a co-acting telescoping guide portion operable in said guide, a reciprocable and rotatable spindle connected with the plunger having a threaded terminal, gearing for rotating the spindle in opposite directions, means embodying clutch mechanism for actuating said gearlng, a nut engaging the spindle terminal, a fulcrum bracket extending from the superimposed frame having a bearing, a lever adjustably mounted on said pin atone end and slidably engaging the spindle. nut by its other end,

'a connecting rod engaging said lever, and

cam mechanism for actuating said connecting rod and lever. I

11. In an insulator press, in combination, a supporting base, a mold table thereon alternately operable around a pivoting center for a portion of a revolution, an actuating crank having a connecting rod, a box clevis connected to the table slidably engaging said rod with intervening abutment and spring mechanism, limiting stops for the table, a plurality of molds on the table, a

'- vertically movable rotatable former adapted to cooperate with each of said molds, means for lowering and raising, the former, and means for rotating it.

12. In combination with a mold, a forming plunger having a thread, a reciprocable and rotatable spindle therefor having a threaded terminal, gearing in splined engagement with the spindle for rotating it, a supporting frame for said gearing having a rigid portion providing guiding means for, centralizing the spindle and plunger with relation to the mold, a lever having a nut engaging the spindle terminal, and means'for actuating thelever.

13. In combination with a mold, a forming plungerghavin a thread, a reciprocable and rotatable spindle therefor having a threaded terminal, gearing in splined engagement with the spindle: for rotating it, a supporting frame for said gearing having centralizing the ing plunger a rigid portion providing guiding means for spindle and plunger with relation'to the meld, a leverhaving a bifurcated terminal and slidable blocks, a nut engaging the spindle terminal and said blocks, and means for actuating the lever.

14. In combination with a mold, a formhaving a thread, a reciprocable and rotatable spindle therefor having a threaded terminal, gearing in splined engagement with the spindle for rotating it, a supporting frame for said gearing having a rigid portion providing guiding means for cated terminal and slidable blocks, a nuten-v gaging the spindle terminal and said blocks,

means for varying the leverage of the lever, and means for actuating the lever.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM NEWBY.

\ Witnesses G. F. TARrrER, F. J. YESTADT. 

